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Bangalow health food staff fined for failing to mask-up
Anyone who cannot wear a face mask because of a disability, physical or mental health illness or condition must now carry proof of exemption.
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Our water future – Rous County Council
Hugh Nicholson, The Channon
A spokesperson for Our Future Northern Rivers (OFNR), explains clearly why the OFNR position on water...
Snakes monitor radioactive contamination
Ten years on from the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan – the most severe nuclear accident since Chernobyl – researchers are using Japanese rat snakes to measure radioactivity in the Fukushima Exclusion Zone.
Ballina Hospital
Virginia Black, Byron Bay
On calling my friend in Ballina recently, I discovered she was having an asthma attack. Living...
Old Byron Hospital DA on exhibition
Plans are finally in for the redevelopment of the old Byron Hospital that will facilitate its transformation into a much-needed community hub.
Police seek help finding missing Casino teenager
Police are asking the public for help finding an eighteen-year-old man reported missing from Casino.
MP steps into Dunoon Dam debate as county council defends and defies
The Rous County Council has again voted against including a new dam in future water security investigations but new state political pressure suggests the debate is far from over.
Stories about "Chappie":
Chappie
There is an ‘all that glitters is not gold’ moral here: Unheralded South African director Neill Blomkamp caught everyone’s eye with his confronting futuristic drama District 9 (2009).
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45 Sydney-Ballina travellers exposed to COVID-19
Forty-five travellers from Sydney are being urged to get tested for COVID-19 and continue self-isolation on the Northern Rivers after sharing a flight with a confirmed case.
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Local government elections postponed – again
NSW local government elections are postponed again due to the pandemic.
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Spyware unplugged – New software attacks cast a light on cybersecurity
A major investigation conducted by news organisations has found that governments around the world may have been spied on by a malicious software called Pegasus.
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COVID traveller at Ballina Airport and North Coast sewage test results
A public health alert has been issued after a positive COVID-19 case travelled on the Virgin Australia flight VA1139 from Sydney, arriving in Ballina on 14 July at 11.45am.
